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3.3- Actress Round Table

This week have a brand new format to introduce! On this Round Table episode, Ciera Payton, Montana Roesch, and Jenna Michno join Sam to answer YOUR questions, about their experiences in LA, in business of getting agents, managers, and other reps, and how to manage yourself before that. But keep your ears peeled, there is a second part of this episode coming Thursday!

Ciera Payton: Ciera Payton is an accomplished actor, writer, social activist and entrepreneur hailing from the city of New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina, Ciera relocated to North Carolina where she graduated with a B.F.A. from the North Carolina School of the Arts. With an unwavering dedication to the arts, she created the Michael’s Daughter Project, an annual theater and media arts summer camp for at-risk youth made possible by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Ciera’s passion for storytelling has landed her numerous theater, film and TV credits, which include: USA Network’s Graceland, Bad Teacher and NCIS. You can see her next in Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It Season Two on Netflix. Visit www.cierapayton.com for more. Social Media @cierapayton

Montana Roesch: Montana Roesch is a New York born, San Francisco raised multiracial up-and-coming actress, writer, and director. Based out of Los Angeles, Montana's TV and streaming credits include LOVE (Netflix), Viewpoint (HBO), Overthinking With Kat & June (YouTube Premium), and VEEP (2019, HBO). She will make her feature film debut in LOW, LOW in 2019. When not on set Montana can be found producing her own content and live events under her business pseudonym, Dragon Bait Productions.

Jenna Michno: Jenna is an LA based actor and filmmaker, hailing from the East Coast. She started out in NYC, honing her craft playing the bubbly, sensitive, and slightly neurotic girl next door. She found her niche as a writer, co-creating a popular webseries and several short films. Most recently, she co-wrote 'Signing Out' – since premiering in Toronto, the film has screened in 12 festivals in the U.S. She owns the cutest dog in the world, plays mediocre guitar, and blames her strong love for wine and cheese on being half Swiss.